Ash tray



Oct. 9, 1956 1.. c. SHEPPARD 9 9 ASH TRAY Filed NOV. 17, 1952 John CraigSheppard IN VEN TOR.

Attorney:

United Sates Patent ASH TRAY John Craig Sheppard, Reno, Nev., assignorof one-fourth to Morgan Anglim and Edna H. Anglim as joint tenants andone-fourth to William Ramos, Reno, Nev.

Application November 17, 1952, Serial No. 320,934

1 Claim. (Cl. 131235D' This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements and structural refinements in ash trays and the principalobject of the invention is to substantially prevent scattering orblowing of ashes by wind or by inadvertent Sneezing or coughing.

The above object is achieved by the provision of an ash tray including abowl shaped base portion and a domeshaped cover portion which isseparably attached to the base portion and is provided with one or moreopenings through which ashes and cigarette butts may be deposited in thebase portion, the arrangement of the cover and openings being such thatthe ashes are substantially prevented from being blown or otherwisescattered.

The invention also contemplates the provision of a plurality ofcigarette rests which are carried by the cover portion and arepreferably disposed within the cover portion in a downwardly andinwardly slanting position, so that if a cigarette is permitted toremain thereon, it will slide into the base portion and becomeextinguished.

An additional feature of the invention resides in the provision ofsnuffer means within the cover portion, the same being enclosed in suchmanner by the cover portion that sparks or ashes resulting when acigarette is snuffed automatically drop into the base portion of the ashtray.

With the above more important objects and features in view and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

The figure is a perspective view of the invention;

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the drawing.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the ash tray is designatedgenerally by the reference character 70 and embodies in its constructiona bowl-shaped base portion 72 and a dome-shaped cover portion 74 whichis separately attached to the base portion 72 in any suitable manner.The upper edge of the base portion 72 is provided with an annular flange26 to frictionally receive the lower edge portion of the cover portion74 as shown.

The base portion 72 is equipped at the bottom thereof with suitablesupporting legs 76 so that the entire ash tray may rest upon a suitableflat surface.

The cover portion 74 is provided in the sides thereof with a pluralityof downwardly tapered entrance openings 78 and substantially horizontal,trough-shaped cigarette rests 80 are provided at the lower edges of therespec tive openings and which extend in radially directed positionsinwardly of the cover portion 74. If desired, these rests may assume theform of portions of material which is struck out from the cover 74 whenthe openings 78 are formed, and, the rests 80 are slanted downwardlyprefer- "ice ably, so that when a burning cigarette is positionedthereon, the cigarette will tend to slide into the tray where it willeventually become extinguished or consumed in the base portion 72.

By simply removing the cover portion 74 from the base portion 72, theinterior of the ash tray may be quickly and easily emptied and cleaned.

A pyramidal snuffer member 82 is disposed centrally in the cover 74 towhich it is attached as at 83, substantially as shown. The snuifermember 82 depends in downwardly flaring position between the inner endsof the cigarette rests 8t) and is pyramidal and of polygonal crosssection to provide downwardly slanting, angularly related flat snutfersurfaces 85, one of which is spaced inwardlf from the inner end of eachcigarette rest and is in a plane upwardly and inwardly inclined relativeto the longitudinal axis of the rest. The cigarette snufier 80 providesa wind battle between opposite openings 78 and opposite cigarette rests80, substantially preventing wind from blowing through said openings 78crosswise of the cover portion 74 and scattering sparks and ashes out ofsaid openings.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly,further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

An ash tray comprising a bowl-shaped base, a domeshaped cover removablyseated on said base and provided with a plurality of circumferentiallySpaced cigarette receiving openings therein, a plurality ofsubstantially hori- Zontal cigarette rests extending in radiallydirected positions inwardly from said cover at edges of the openings andlying wholly within said cover, and a downwardly flaring member in saidcover depending centrally from the top of the cover between said restsand openings and providing a cigarette snuffer opposite each rest aswell as a wind baffle substantially preventing air from blowing throughsaid openings crosswise of said cover and scattering ashes and sparksout of said openings from cigarettes disposed on said rests, said memberbeing of pyramidal shape and polygonal cross-section to providedownwardly slanting, angular related fiat snuffer surfaces, one of saidflat snuffer surfaces being inwardly spaced from the inner end portionof each cigarette rest and in a plane upwardly and inwardly inclinedrelative to the iongitudinal axis of the rest.

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